The Week That Was

In the modern age, we mark the passing away of world-famous figureheads not by our personal connection to their messages, or how our lives were affected by their action, but so often by the 'where I was when I heard' moment.

For previous generations, it was the moment when JFK was shot or John Lennon gunned down. For mine, when Princess Diana died, and now the sad passing of Nelson Mandela.

Except of course, that's not really the case with Madiba. As Jon Snow most eloquently wrote this week, "The impact of his death will reach far beyond the frontiers of South Africa. There will be tears, but celebration for one of the most remarkable lives of our time."

This global icon, this man who united races and countries, this individual who changed the course of history, will be remembered not for what could have been, but what was, and the extensive legacy of his life's work.

If that is indeed the case, it is hard to see how she can fail to gain a positive outcome.

Walking in with unblinking confidence, and not giving an inch on the witness stand, Britain's Domestic Goddess still holds her crown, admissions of drug use a side note to her steadfast refusal to be cowed on the stand.